Kyle Hendricks is a finesse pitcher. He needs to be in great command to have a good game. This was not one of them. He went 3+ innings giving up 7 runs (4 while actually pitching and 3 by the bullpen) on 3 it’s, striking out 3 and walking 5. He left with the bases loaded and no outs in the 4th and Edwards let all 3 score. Angels were down 9-1 by the time that nightmare of an inning was over.
Side note, reliever letting runs score shouldn’t be entirely the starters fault. I don’t like how earned runs works like that, it should be a weighted system based on outs and what base the runner is on.
Anyway, the offense had their work cut out got them. They were up against Pablo Lopez. The good thing, however, was that they made him work, putting his pitch count so high that he had to leave after 5 innings. The bad news was, again, that 9-1 deficit. It would be a hell of a comeback for the Angels if they pulled it off.
Highlighted Recap Angels Highlights
Yeah, it got ugly, so here are just the Angels highlights.
Jo Adell made a nice catch in the first.
Adell also knocked in the first Angel run of the game.
Defense was on their game today as Ward also made a nice catch.
Trout had an rbi today. It’s something…
Logan hit a home run in the 6th to make it look less bad.
Trout also hit a home run. His 9th of the year. Now he is 66th all time in home runs.
Angels lose badly. Turn the page.
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2 more games this weekend in Minnesota. Hope they go way better than this one did.
